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Friday, March 31, 2017

ACT Fibernet, India’s largest non-telco and 3rd largest
Internet Service Provider has announced the launch of 1Gbps (Giga speeds) wired
broadband internet service for the city of Hyderabad. Launched in the presence
of K. Taraka Rama Rao, Minister for IT,
Municipal Administration and Urban Development and Industries (MAUD), ACT Fibernet is the first player in the Indian
internet market to GIGA enable an entire Indian city.

Riding
on the strength of being the largest non-telco ISP, ACT Fibernet has the best
global fiber optic technology and is now bringing world class experience with
futuristic speeds to Indian consumers.

When
the average internet speeds in India is 2.5 Mbps, ACT Fibernet’s 1 Gbps launch
will leapfrog Hyderabad internet speeds to 400x national average. Very
few cities across the world can boast as being ‘Giga enabled’, certainly not at
this scale. This launch places Hyderabad in league of select cities in
the world that can boast of such futuristic technology. Giga speeds will allow
downloads from the internet faster than transferring data from a USB drive.

ACT
Fibernet is the largest broadband provider in twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad with over 65% market share. Growing at an incredible rate, ACT
Fibernet is known to be a speed pioneer in the broadband industry; this launch
will not only provide internet connections at incredibly high speeds, but will
disrupt and lead technological growth in the country.

Speaking on the launch Bala
Malladi, CEO, ACT Fibernet said, “With our citizens and the government moving towards the Digital India
movement, high speed internet is the need of the hour. With the launch of our 1
Gbps broadband internet service, it gives me immense pride to turn this dream
into reality. The city of Hyderabad is apt for our maiden launch as it has some
of the best technology brands, educational institutions and a vibrant economy.”

Malladi further added, “We are
confident this product will transform the way internet is now being consumed at
large and this will fast track the government’s newest target to connect all
its 23 million Telangana residents through the
Internet by 2018”.

Speaking at the launch, Minister for IT, Municipal Administration and Urban
development and Industries, K. Taraka Rama Rao said, “I am
extremely pleased to be present here and witness the historic launch of 1Gbps
broadband internet service for an entire city in the country. It is my vision
to connect our residents through high speed internet and I am sure this product
from ACT Fibernet will further help fulfil my vision of making Telangana a tech
and digitally advanced hub.”

India
is the second largest market globally with internet connectivity reaching over
400 million people. With the government’s constant and fervent efforts to
internet enable cities, internet penetration is set to reach over 600
million users by 2020. Additionally, the government’s recent announcement to
boost high-speed broadband via optic Fiber to 1,50,000 gram Panchayats will
further receive support through initiatives such as ACT Fibernet’s and its
contribution to the country’s digital growth.

ACT Fibernet’s 1 Gbps wired internet service is slated to soon
be available in the 11 cities the company has presence in. The product is
currently available in Hyderabad for Rs 5999 per month, 1 Gbps , 1TB FUP.

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Open Invention Network
(OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history with well over
2000 members, announced that Infosys has joined OIN as a community
member. As a leading IT services provider, and one of the most admired
companies in India, Infosys believes that open source software (OSS) is a
necessary enabler as enterprises worldwide use the Internet to build new
consumer-centric and connected applications.

“We are pleased to
have a premier global IT services firm, like Infosys, join the OIN community,”
said Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network. “We appreciate Infosys’s
leadership in joining OIN, and believe that those that look to the company for
inspiration, both in and outside of India, will see the wisdom it has
demonstrated by supporting patent non-aggression in Linux and adjacent open
source technologies.”

“Open source software
has become the primary engine of innovation, and should now be viewed as the
key building block of all modern enterprise architectures. Innovation in areas like
cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, DevOps and modern web
frameworks are all happening in the open source ecosystem, and the adoption of
these technologies in enterprises is benefiting from the foundation of Linux
that enterprise IT departments have already invested in. Infosys is
actively taking open source, and open source based products, to all our
enterprise customers, and so we are extremely excited to become part of OIN,
and we encourage others to join OIN as well to support this very important
initiative.” said Navin Budhiraja, SVP - Head – Architecture and Technology,
Infosys.

OIN’s community
practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source
technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a
royalty-free basis. Patents owned by Open Invention Network are similarly
licensed royalty-free to any organization that agrees not to assert its patents
against the Linux System.

ALTBalaji, the digital platform of Balalji Telefilms Limited
announces partnership withmobile wallet major MobiKwik. The global OTT
entertainment platform ALTBalaji, will offer 250 hours of original content and
subscribers can now avail 25% cashback while paying for the service using
MobiKwik wallet. The partnership will provide an easy payment facility to
MobiKwik’s 55 million registered users to enjoy ALTBalaji.

Speaking on the announcement, Nachiket Pantvaidya, CEO
of ALT Digital Media Entertainment Limited said, “With a
vision to create a better consumer experience, the partnership with MobiKwik
will facilitate frictionless connection between our subscribers and ALTBalaji.
This convenient payment option will allow our consumers to subscribe to our
original and exclusive content with ease. We are glad that MobiKwik which is a
pioneer in the wallets business will open a new consumer base to our service.”

Bikram Bir Singh, Business Head at MobiKwik said, “We are glad
to partner with ALTBalaji and extend our digital payment services to their
subscribers. This association is in line with our endeavor to make MobiKwik
payments ubiquitous.”

MobiKwik also powers payments for the IRCTC service and can
target the users based on the long-distance rail tickets that they have
purchased, allowing ALTBalaji to offer the service to these customers who are
otherwise starved of entertainment or must consume the same content available
elsewhere. ALTBalaji, the subscription based digital entertainment platform
will be commercially available from mid-April. Created to provide an
alternative to mainstream Indian entertainment and TV content, ALTBalaji will
bring fresh and interesting stories to audiences in varied genres. The platform
will offer original content of 250 hours in the first year of its launch.

ALTBalaji app will be launched with 6 new shows and will be
followed with a new show every 15 days for its viewers to binge watch. The
content is created by some of the best talent of Indian Entertainment industry
including critically acclaimed directors and actors. The long illustrious list
of artists comprises of Nagesh Kukunoor, Juhi Chawla, Nimrat Kaur, Rajkumar
Rao, Hansal Mehta, Sakshi Tanwar, Ram Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Sameer Soni,
Yudhishtar Urs, Dipannita Sharma Atwal, and more.

Siemens Home Appliances,
Germany’s number one brand and Europe’s market leader in built-in kitchen
appliances, has inaugurated their 2nd corporate showroom in
India at J.P Nagar, Bangalore After receiving an applauding response from
the corporate showroom in Mumbai, Siemens Home Appliances expanded its
experiential offering to the tech hub of the country. The exclusive 726sqft.
Corporate showroom has a lot to offer as it will showcase its high-end built-in
appliances like Combination Microwave, Microwave, Induction Hob, Island Hood
along with Dishwasher and Refrigerator. All these products will be live and one
can come and experience their features and best in class technology before
making a purchasing decision. The store is located at opposite Renault Showroom,
Bangalore allowing the customers to try the live products before buying them.

Commenting on this exclusive showroom expansion, Gunjan
Srivastava, MD and CEO, BSH Household Appliances Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. said,
“Siemens has seen a phenomenal growth in India since our entry in 1997 and
has continued to deliver an ace lifestyle to the Indian audience. Experience
always speaks for itself and hence we believe that an experiential showroom
will help reinforcing our brand quality and value among customers. South has
been a key market for us, Bangalore being the silicon valley of India, the
showroom launch we aim to increase the accessibility to innovative appliances.

The Siemens corporate showroom will offer an array of products in
the built-in and free standing category that would define the ultimate in
lifestyle for customers in Bangalore. They provide a full range of premium
products and services with an integrated solution. The flexible fitting and the
cutting-edge design of Siemens built-in appliances, provide easy integration
with the kitchen furniture and home architecture. The free-standing products
have built-in intelligence which ensures it saves energy, reduces input and
maximizes output. Siemens has always been a pioneer in innovation, design and
technology for which it has been bestowed with various international awards.
All the Siemens products involve detailed research and testing right from its
conceptualization to manufacturing and thus ensure complete customer
satisfaction. The products are a combination of superior technology with
visually aesthetic designs.

Siemens Home Appliances is renowned for constantly taking up
technological challenges and enthused by developing forward-looking products,
solutions and services. It combines the latest technology with improved
functionality that results in pioneering products and solutions into benefits
its customers can see and experience. Setting these benchmarks in the market,
Siemens products cater to the most demanding and wide-ranging aspirations of a
modern lifestyle. These superior standards are a result of Siemens’ decade’s long
experience in manufacturing home appliances, ensuring that its products meet
the most specific customer requirements.

It is with great sadness that Trend Micro and its 5,500 employees
around the globe have learned about the death of Raimund Genes, chief
technology officer for Trend Micro. Genes, aged 54, died unexpectedly of a
heart attack on Friday, March 24, at his family home in Germany.

“It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you about the
incalculable loss of our dear friend and colleague Raimund Genes,” said Eva
Chen, chief executive officer for Trend Micro in a note to all employees. “We
are shocked and heartbroken. Raimund was an exceptional human being and a great
leader. He was a confidant and friend and our heart goes out to his family.”

Raimund Genes was an integral part of Trend Micro during the last
21 years, building up the Trend Micro organization in Germany and Europe and
serving as chief technology officer and an important public voice for the
company.

“Trend Micro and the entire security industry have lost an
exceptional visionary and a wonderful human being. Raimund’s talent, knowledge,
passion and great sense of humor will be truly missed,” said Jenny and Steve
Chang, co-founders of Trend Micro. “Raimund was well known in the industry for
his security knowledge, and he enjoyed using vibrant examples to educate
audiences about the need for cybersecurity. As an integral part of our
executive team, we highly appreciated his ambition to constantly challenge
himself and the organization. His drive for continuous improvement and his
remarkable talent sparked the passion of security of others. He was a great
mentor to so many Trend Micro employees.”

Raimund Genes gained a wealth of security expertise and experience
over the course of his 30-year career. Originally a distributor for Trend Micro
with his own business, he founded Trend Micro Deutschland GmbH, Trend Micro’s
subsidiary in Germany in 1996. During his time at Trend Micro, Raimund held
numerous senior management positions, including managing director for Trend
Micro Germany, head of sales marketing and sales Europe, president of European
operations and most recently global chief technology officer. Most importantly,
Raimund was a loving husband and father of two sons and great friend. Trend
Micro and all of its employees share with Raimund’s family and friends the
immense sadness of his death.

Xavier
Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship holds the International
B-Schools’ meet with a theme “Management
Education: Coping with the emerging trends in the globalized world” which commenced on
Tuesday. The two day event ending on March 29, 2017 is
being held at the XIME Campus in Electronic City Phase 2,
Bengaluru.

The
conference was chaired by Prof. J. Philip, the Founder and President of XIME.
Prof. Philip who is a former Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Bengaluru is considered a doyen of Indian management education and under his
stewardship XIME has gone from strength to strength and has been consistently
ranked among the best B-Schools of India with the latest Business India Survey
putting it at the 25th rank from among
over 3500 management institutions in India.

“Globalization
has been a dominant theme and framework for action for the business world
during the last two decades and more. Management education for its part has
been making constant adjustments to the exigencies of globalization, whether it
is multinational management, business strategy, marketing, international
finance or supply chain management,” said Professor Philip.

In
the backdrop of various concurrent situations around the world, the organizers
chose a theme in which they can hold discussions on how management education
can cope with various emerging trends in the era of globalization.

“There have recently
been countervailing forces against globalization, as illustrated by BREXIT, the
rise of illiberal populism in parts of the world and policy trends associated
with the new USA administration,” said Professor
Philip.

“While
such restrictive trends may periodically appear and disappear, technological
developments and the compulsions of inter dependence of nations would continue
to shrink the world and make it imperative for businesses to operate on a
global canvas. B-Schools too will have to follow suit, and design strategies to
sustain their globalized operations and exposure, keeping in view the
contextual condition,” he
said.

A galaxy of illustrious international and Indian academicians along with
distinguished industry captains deliberated on the conference theme with separate
sessions devoted to the sub themes such as- ‘perils and pleasures of globalized education: stakeholders’ perspectives’,
by Dr John Delaney,dean of Kogod School of Business, American University
stressed on the U.S. disruption and how it can affect International business
school, he says the impediment will
shift oportunities from the west . Universities outside the west must collaborate to preserve information
essential to recognise we are equal in pursuit of higher education. He also
highlighted on pollution as a global enemy . The US policy encourages coal as fuel, this will
discourage other countries to reduce
pollution. Besides,he also said business is an applied field ,the business
school outside the west must lead development and enroll more students from
U.S. and Uk .networks and partnerships for globalized education’, funding support for global
exposure: requirements and availability’.

Other significant and brainstorming sub sessions were ‘globalized education: the role and
impact on transnational corporations’, ‘multi-country
Programmes: feasibility and impact’, ‘technology
enabled pedagogies in management education’ and ‘globalizing
management education: An agenda for action’.

While Dr. R. Natarajan, the former chairman of The All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE) (AICTE) was the Guest of Honour at the conference,
the Keynote addresses were delivered by Dr. John T. Delaney, Dean – Kogod School of Business,
American University and Mr. Rajiv C. Lochan, MD & CEO of The Hindu Group.
The group of international speakers were the Directors/Deans of leading
Business Schools from the USA, China, Russia, UK, Ireland, Malaysia, Thailand,
Brazil and Australia and the team of Indian academia was led by the Directors
of IIM Bangalore (Dr. G. Raghuram), IIM Raipur (Dr. B.S. Sahay), IIM Trichy
(Dr. Praful Agnihotri), MDI Gurgaon (Dr.C.P. Shrimali) and the former Director
of IIM Kolkatta (Dr. Shekhar Choudhari).

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

ROHM Semiconductors India was
a proud partner of the annual GR Peach
Design Contest organized by Renesas. The contest which commenced in July
last year, concluded successfully with the Grand Finale organized on March 2,
2017, at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. ROHM Semiconductor has always encouraged
young aspiring engineers by supporting such events. This contest invites
students, hobbyists and buddying engineers to design and build innovative
embedded systems, which attracted participation of more than 100 teams.

25 best projects
from the top 50 were awarded by ROHM with their Sensor Shield Evaluation Kit
which the young engineers can utilize in their various projects, including IoT
solutions.

ROHM
Sensor kit is an efficient way to quickly evaluate and test sensor products which
is compatible with the Arduino Uno platform, and the kit contains the base
board, with 6 Sensor Breakout Boards (Analog and Digital Ambient Light Sensors,
Accelerometer + Magnetometer Combo Sensor, along with Hall, Tempr and UV
Sensors). For more details on the Sensor EVK.

The
Grand Finale witnessed 20 teams contesting against each other for top prize.
Hyderabad-based NEO Innovations won the First Prize for their ‘Mini Gateway for
Automation and Security’ Project. The Second Prize was bagged by the team from
MBCET, Trichy for their Project PEACHSAT and the 3rd prize was
awarded to the team from Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore for
their project- ‘IoT Based Vehicle Parameters and Security System’.

The
recently concluded TechGig Geek Goddess event
proved without a doubt that given the opportunity, top coders can appear from
any background and are not are not exclusive to the top 10 institutes in India.

Ms. Bharti from
Maharaja Surajmal Institute, not only topped the Geek Goddess leader board
beating hundreds of IIT and NIT graduates, but did it in style by completing
all her coding challenges with 2 hours to spare!

"This
is first time I’ve come first somewhere. At Maharaja Surajmal Institute, I
always placed third. I wish I could have called my Dad on stage now that I have
come first. Since I was born, I have faced a lot of discrimination being a
woman, I never stepped out of my house unchaperoned, even for a day. But when I
shared my desire to move to Hyderabad to join Verizon, my dad supported me
whole-heartedly, even against the wishes of other family members. He was the
one who encouraged me for my education and supported my growth," said a
very emotional Bharti.

Accepting
the TechGig Geek Goddess 2017 title Bharti added, "Everyone says behind
every successful man there is a woman, behind me it’s my dad. I dedicate my
success and this award to him."

Bharti
is a B. Tech from Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology (MSIT), with
proficiency in Java and knowledge of Network and Data Security. Verizon was
quick to recognize Bharti’s innate talent and employed her straight out of
campus as a software developer at their Hyderabad facilities.

Women
leaders from across the IT space graced the event and interacted with the
contestants, including such stalwarts as,

Annie
Mathew Director-Audience Marketing, Microsoft India, commented, “The passion
and energy of the women coders at the finale was palpable. It was especially
sweet to hear the stories of the women who won and others who came across and
discussed the issues on top of their minds. It’s so important to have such
events for women to bring out role models. So, thanks to TechGig for the Geek
Goddess contests.”

Dipti
Tandon, Head of Product and Technology, TechGig, thanked everyone for the
resounding success of event by saying, “Each finalist at TechGig Geek Goddess
is a winner, as we had 30,000 women register for the event, and only the top
100 made it to the final. This event not only revealed the top women coders
from across India, but also gave an opportunity for them to interact and
network with exemplary women leaders who were present at the grand finale.”

“The
astonishing victory of MSIT graduate Bharti, at TechGig Geek Goddess
substantiates our purpose of democratizing talent. We organize such events to
promote true merit and reveal the best coding talent in the country by bringing
coders from start-ups and established giants under one roof to compete and
unleash their true potential, irrespective of their background. We wish Bharti
tremendous success as a role model and inspiration to other women coders,” said
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Strategy, Times Business Solutions.

NAFS Motors, the exclusive Mahindra Mojo dealership is located at 100
feet Road, Doddabanaswadi, Bengaluru. This is a first of its kind two-wheeler
brand specific dealership in the country.

The exclusive Mojo dealership,NAFS Motorscomes with a workshop that has been designed to
promote one-stop destination for all the biking needs of a biker. The MOJO
showroom also sells accessories and merchandise of Mahindra Mojo motorcycles.
Apart from accessories, the dealership will also provide customisation and
servicing attributes. The exclusive Mahindra Mojo dealership is driven by young
and vibrant team who are passionate about biking.

The “MOJO TRIBE” – community of owners of Mojo motorcycles translates
the brand ethos into brick and mortar, having meticulously planned sections
showcasing the essentials of riding and the adventure of ‘Trails of Mojo
Tribe‘.

Naveen Malhotra, senior General Manager – Sales, Marketing and Product
Planning, Mahindra Two Wheelers said,
“We have always believed in biking being a lifestyle and attitude than just a
product and hence we look the unconventiopnal route right from the launch of
the “MOJO Tribe” for MOJO owners to the “Trails of MOJO Tribe” which took the owners to experience the bike
in diverse terrains.”

The company had also announced that they are working on an adventure, street and cruiser models based on the Mojo platform. With 4 new models confirmed to join the Mojo family; prime contenders being production versions of the Scrambler and Adventureversion displayed at the 2016 Auto Expo. A low-cost version with standard telescopic forks and a single sided exhaust too is on the cards!

Launched in 2015, the Mojo currently retails at Rs. 1.70 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The move to separate the Mahindra Mojo from the rest of the line-up, which includes products like the Centuro and Gusto, is to add value for buyers paying this premium price by offering more exclusive experience and premium treatment.